It was a long time ago that Essence The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn II trend edition was in stores. After Alice Had a Vision - Again fiasco I didn't want to even think about other polishes from this collection, but when it was withdrawn from stores I couldn't keep still and had to look for Jacob's Protection. I didn't manage to find it, but a kind friend did think of me and she got one bottle for me. And then it took me over a year to try it.

I have lined up polishes that were up to my taste and there was no place for the third Catrice I have received from Maria. Chromit & Miss Pinky is another Luxury Lacquers Chameleon polishes and the last one of those that is out of my comfort zone. I think it is very interesting to try polishes I wouldn't otherwise pick for myself because that is the only way to either change or settle my thoughts on them.

Jelena and yours truly had the pleasure to write an article for Serbian Elle magazine. We wrote about classic manicures - red polish and French manicure respectively. My text had to be adjusted for readers of Elle magazine, and now I want to share with you the text I wish could have been published.

OPI Love.Angel.Music.Baby is the other "satin" polish from last year's holidays collection OPI did with Gwen Stefani. Love.Angel.Music.Baby is the name of her debut solo album and acronym L.A.M.B. is the name of her fashion line. It was natural that one of the polishes from this collection gets that name and it went to, imho, the most beautiful polish in the collection. It is counterintuitive, but from all the dark, red and black polishes, I liked a gold one best. Like regular OPI polishes, these come in 15 ml bottles, have flat brush and cost just as much as the regular OPI polishes. My thanks go to OPI Srbija for giving me a chance to try this one as well.

Hemel cosmetics is a Serbian brand well known for their natural skin care products. They use honey and beeswax, different plant extracts and oils in their products and there are no preservatives, emulsifiers, additives, bleach, artificial colours and fragrances. Hemel cream for nails is a product I have used over ten years ago and have only recently repurchased. I have loved it then and I find it to be great still. It comes in 30 ml containers and retails for €6.99. Hemel is sold in 80 countries and you can order their products online through their internet store.

In the latest package from MoYou Nails I have received three polishes by Nella Milano along with stamping polishes and stamping plates. These polishes are made in Italy. They are presented as one-coaters, which is always interesting and attractive. Bottle holds 9 ml of product, brush is flat and medium wide. Ingredients list doesn't list the big five harmful ingredients.

After yesterday's dotticure I didn't want to do another one for today's matching manicures theme - dominoes. Instead of dotted dominoes I opted for black rhinestones, although I had contemplated usind studs.

Nail polish thinner is important helper to every polishaholic, but also to any other polish user, and at least in Serbia they aren't well known sort of product. As the name implies, nail polish thinners are used to thin out thickened polishes, base and top coats. They replace ingredients that have evaporated from polish and make it usable again. Acetone or other polish removers shouldn't be used for this purpose because they are used to break down polish. You may have noticed if you've put nail polish remover in nail polish that the polish may be more manageable at that moment, but later it becomes worse than it was. Especially if your remover contains oils. So don't do it. Depending on how thick your polish is, you should add more or less thinner into it, but it is always a good choice to start small, adding a few drops at a time and mixing in the meantime until you reach desired consistency. This way you can not only use up the polish, but you can revive that long dried up polish you love and keep because you can't find a dupe.

Several months ago we got an addition to Lilly drugstores - nail polishes from Macedonian company Malena. I wasn't attracted to them because they are "displayed" quite unattractively, thrown in large basins, where you can barely see the colours and you have to dig in in order to find something nice. I was fortunate, though, to have a single interesting polish catch my eye immediately. Malena polishes come in 12 ml bottles, quite ordinary brush and, if label is to be trusted, don't contain big 5 bad ingredients (formalin, toluene, DBP, camphor, formaldehyde resin). They retail for about 1 €.

Today I have a polish that had quite unexpectedly found its way to me to show you. This is a black "satin" from last year's holidays collection OPI and Gwen Stefani had made. Like regular OPI polishes, these come in 15 ml bottles, have flat brush and cost just as much as the regular OPI polishes. My thanks go to OPI Srbija for giving me a chance to try this one.

Summer is just the right time for nautical theme and that was our choice for Matching Manicures for today. I wanted to keep it simple so I settled on simple skittle ow red-white and navy-white stripes, some waves and stamped anchor.

Three Depend products for nail and cuticle care have been sitting in my "to try" box since last December and I had no time or opportunity to try, test and review them until now. My chosen products are Strengthening Nail Serum, Cuticle Cream and Myrrh Oil. I had no previous knowledge about these products and I couldn't find reviews so I hope my experience will help you if you plan to buy some of these. I have used these products at least once per day for several weeks on my healthy, strong, hydrated nails and dry cuticles.

After some vicissitudes a package with nail polishes, stamping polishes and image plates from MoYou Nails had reached me some short while ago. It would have been difficult to decide which stamping plate to try first if it weren't for a comment on Ana.rs that had settled the matter. That is why today I present to you the plate #86. I won't be doing separate posts about stamping polishes because I shall write about them in posts about image plates.

If you follow me on Instagram (@cajkinekandze) you may have noticed my new favourite dark navy polish. Polished Up Punk was one of six polishes from Glam Rock collection for winter 2013. Like other Morgan Taylor polishes, this one is big 3-free and cruelty free. Bottles hold 15 ml of product and have wide flat brush.

Today's article will be photo heavy, but I hope you'll pay attention to the words as well. For me, the review of Zoya Matte set is a story of hope, expectations, disappointment, customer service and faith in people. Matte Velvet Jewels trio is a luxurious limited edition of polishes Zoya had offered for holidays 2013. The first Matte Velvet polishes were a three-piece limited edition for autumn 2009. which consisted of Loredana, Dovima i Posh. For winter they had added another three polishes - Savita, Harlow and Veruschka. In summer 2011. Zoya had placed Mod Mattes collection, again consisting of three polishes (Lolly, Mitzi i Phoebe), but these polishes weren't as shimmery as the previous two collections. Last winter Zoya has re-released Posh, Savita and Veruschka in an exclusive limited edition trio as well as individual packaging and Dovima was available in individual packaging only. I didn't expect any of these polishes to find it's way to us, but I was thrilled to learn that Ultra Sun had imported sets. Yay them!

We start again with Matching Manicures after a hiatus. The theme we have picked for this week is black & white manicure. I have used my favourite black polish Don Juan One Coat OC229 and I have stamped an image from MoYou Nails plate #86 with MoYou Nails white stamping polish. I think it is quite obvious how well pigmented this polish is.

This week's Simples theme is saran wrap mani. I have done this sort of manicure once for Matching Manicure and I didn't like the technique and my opinion hasn't changed. I have used Nella Milano polishes in Mango and Turquoise, sent to me for review by MoYou Nails. You will see reviews soon. Top coat I have used has changed their shades in photos.

This is one more plish I hed bought when I had the polishaholics' itch. I have picked this one especially since Miracle line of Flormar Supershine polishes is no longer manufactured and I failed to get the true red one. You can still find remnants of this collection, but don't hold your breath for duochromes such as U33 or U31.

Depend Chameleon collection of polishes is probably the largest collection of duochrome polishes available in Serbia. I have three of twelve polishes and today I present you the second one. Like other Depend polishes, the ones from Chameleon line come in 5 ml bottles and retail for about 2.5 €.

Congratulations gals! You have 48 hours to email me (envelope icon in the upper right corner of social media icon cloud) or message em through Facebook with you shipping address. I'd like to thank others on taking part in this giveaway. I wish you better luck next time. Special thanks goes to the generous sponsors who have made this giveaway possible.

You may have noticed lately, and it will become more noticeable in the future, that matte look became far more interesting to me than it was before. If you don't want to buy matte polishes, that require special treatment and different application than regular polish, you may try a matte top coat. The newest such top coat in my collection is Trind Top Coat Matt. Like other Trind polishes and treatments this one comes in elegant 9 ml bottle with box and instructions for use. It retails for about 7 €. I have received this product for an honest review. For additional info check my disclosure policy.

As you know, this May has been difficult, but there were some nice moments as well. I have celebrated my second blogaversary and thanks to generous sponsors I have organized giveaways, that last for two more days. If you haven't entered one of two internationally open you can do it here - http://cajkinekandze.blogspot.com/2014/05/blogoroendanske-radosti.html. I have joined Simples - Nail Art from Muggle to Mastery group, and you can join us too. You don't need to have a blog, just desire to learn about nail art. Serbian beauty bloggers have organized flood relief charity blog sale. This one isn't internationally open, but if you want to help you can donate to any of official flood relief accounts.